Category Archives: Local News

RNC are investigating the sudden death of a 36-year-old woman in CBS on Thursday. Police are working with the Chief Medical Examiner's Office in determining the exact cause of death. The woman was fou...

Cannabis use among Canadians has remained virtually unchanged since legalization, says a new Statistics Canada report. The National Cannabis Survey found 16 per cent of Canadians above the age 15 have...

The CEO of the Canadian Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board says he's deeply concerned following another oil spill at the Hibernia platform over the weekend. Production was shut down ag...

It's been 40 years since the familiar Ode to Newfoundland was officially recognized as the province's anthem, even though it has been sung and performed for well over 100 years. The Rooms archivist La...

NAPE is sounding the alarm on what they call "troubling, inconsistent and incomplete" data on ambulance red alerts in the province. A "Red Alert" happens when there are no ambulances available to resp...

"It's too late, it's done." That from Jenny Gear of Northwest River. Gear has been trying since 2016 to have her concerns heard in relation to flooding of the Muskrat Falls Reservoir. She met with MHA...

Heinz Canada is pulling a batch of baby food from store shelves due to the presence of insects. The recall, issued Friday, says Turkey Stew 8+ Months Baby Food is being recalled due to the possible pr...

A local realtor and photographer has donated more than 30,000 images and photographic negatives to The Rooms' provincial archives. Those negatives only represent a portion of Bob Crocker's 40-year car...

The Women's Fast Pitch Canadian Championships in St. John's have come to an end, and the Calahoo Erins are national champions for their second year in a row. The Alberta team seized their second title...

Production on the Hibernia platform was shut down again on the weekend after another oil spill in the offshore-only a day after production had resumed following a spill in July. The most recent spill ...